CVE-2017-17522
Published: 14 December 2017
** DISPUTED ** Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that exploitation is impossible because the code relies on subprocess.Popen and the default shell=False setting.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | By the comments in python bugtracker it's impossible to reproduce and it seems to not be a security bug. Changing to not-affected. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
jython Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
python2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
python3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
python3.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
python3.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
python3.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
python3.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |